You can change the offset without buying a whole new set of wheels.
[Edited on 3/2/11 by Peteff]
What is the advantage of split rims over standard wheels? Why would you ever want to take a wheel apart? Just curious....
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Dave
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Originally posted by scudderfish
What is the advantage of split rims over standard wheels?
Arent they stronger?
The joins make the wheel structurally more sound (from memory), and less prone to cracking under extreme loads.
I think thats why anyway, but i cant remember where i heard / read that. It certainly makes sense.
Because you're worth it
You can change the offset without buying a whole new set of wheels.
[Edited on 3/2/11 by Peteff]
If you bend them you only have to replace the bent bit.
If you want to change offset. Just change rims.
because you can make any offset and change how wide you want them just by changing the outer lip and they are just 
What ^^^they've^^^ all said!
ease of manufacture (for a given number of offsets, widths, diameters)
and.........................added BLING
for that 1984 look
On old trucks, it was how you got the tyre off. Doing it any other way took VERY long tyre levers.
Not had anything to do with split rims from cars, competition stuff but I've had a few old commercial ones to deal with over the years, farmers have made a lot of trailers from old wagon axles & chassis, redundent WW2 stuff like bomb carriages etc & having not been apart for years they're not nice to deal with! Also great fun when they put the axle in the wrong way round & the L/H thread studs are on the R/H side!
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Originally posted by smart51
On old trucks, it was how you got the tyre off. Doing it any other way took VERY long tyre levers.
I have a set, for their size they are super light but the rims are quite soft and easy damaged, also seem to need eternal polishing
All to do with ease making up any combination of width and offset.
I assumed it was down to weight and manufacturing processes. Having 2 or 3 seperate components means you can make the each of the parts by a different process. Meaning you can make them, lighter and stronger which is harder to achieve on a one piece wheel.